[Official] Rules for the election of the president of the Korea Football Association have been changed; in case of a vacancy, an election must be held within 60 days, but postponement up to six months is now possible

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The Korea Football Koo Hyeop-hoe-ga (Chairman) can now extend the deadline for electing a new president to up to six months in the event of a vacancy. Previously, the bylaws stipulated "within 60 days."

The football association announced on the 1st that it held its first extraordinary general meeting for 2026 at Korea Football Park in Cheonan, Chungcheongnam-do, and approved the proposed amendment to the bylaws containing these provisions.

Under the existing bylaws, if the president became vacant, a successor had to be elected within 60 days. However, with this bylaw amendment, the deadline can now be extended in 60-day increments following approval by the Korea Sports Council's board of directors, provided it does not exceed six months.

In fact, after Jeong Mong-gyu (Chairman) resigned, some football figures argued that an election should proceed within 60 days as per the original bylaws. However, concerns were raised that rushing to elect a new president under time pressure would inevitably delay reforms at the football association.

Accordingly, the superior organization, the Korea Sports Council, recently amended relevant regulations. Following this, the Korea Football Association also revised its rules to allow postponement of the election deadline up to six months in accordance with the Sports Council's bylaw amendments.

Additionally, it was clarified that the scope of duties and authority that Koo Hyeop-hoe-neun (Chairman)'s acting president can perform is now defined. The role of Hyeon Ji (Chairman) acting president is currently held by Vice President Lee Yong-soo.

Furthermore, transitional provisions and supplementary clauses were established to ensure that these rules apply even when the Lee Mi (Chairman) position is vacant or operated under an acting system, allowing the revised procedures and deadlines to be applied to the current association's acting system and the ongoing preparation process for the next presidential election.

The football association stated, "This amendment was promoted to ensure administrative stability and legal clarity of the association in line with the purpose of the bylaw revision by the superior organization, the Korea Sports Council," and explained that "the main revised items include the clause extending the election deadline in case of presidential vacancy and clarifying the scope of duties for Shin Seol-gwa (Chairman)'s acting president."

It further added, "The new bylaw amendment is expected to take full effect once it receives approval from the competent ministry, the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, and the final revision date is confirmed."

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